The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001)

Directed by

Paul Cox

Genre

drama, documentary

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is a portrait of dancer Vaslav Nijinsky based on his own diaries. It uses voiceover and visual images to show his inner life and experiences.

meditativeintrospectivefragmentedlyricalhauntingstarkabstractcontemplative

What happens

The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky is a 2001 Australian film written, shot, directed and edited by Paul Cox about Vaslav Nijinsky, based on the premier danseur's published diaries. Cox had the idea of making a film about Nijinsky for over 30 years ever since he heard Paul Scofield read extracts from Nijinksky's diaries on the radio. He used voiceover readings by Derek Jacobi combined with images related to the dancer's life. Several dancers from Leigh Warren & Dancers portrayed Nijinsky in different roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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